This past fall at Messalonskee Middle School, students were given a variety of field guides in Mrs. Ripa’s science class. We looked at the different ways the guides were organized and thought about how useful they would be to us in our school forest. There were “Mammals of North America,” “Birds of the Northeast,” “Trees Read More
Maine wildlife
Mindfulness Birding: Our Maine Big Year
Mindfulness birding. That’s how we’re describing our Maine Big Year. The Natural Resources Council of Maine has worked hard to protect many beautiful areas throughout Maine, covering a range of habitats that are important to hundreds of species of birds that breed in our state or pass through during migration. Maine is a terrific place Read More
Maine Bird Enthusiasts: Let’s Bird Hard for the Great Backyard Bird Count
With the Great Backyard Bird Count taking place Friday (Feb. 15) through Monday (Feb. 18), we bird enthusiasts—and we know there are many among supporters of the Natural Resources Council of Maine—have a great excuse to get out (or stay in!) for some extra birding. That’s because the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) invites everyone, Read More
Creature Feature: Red Fox
Did you know that the red fox is the most widely distributed carnivore in the world and one of the most common animals in the Northern Hemisphere?
My Maine This Week: Pam Wells
“Happy Snow Day from our yard in Old Town, Maine,” writes NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer Pam Wells of Old Town. These visitors came to her yard on a recent snowy day in December. Thank you, Pam, for these fantastic photos! Do you have beautiful photos of Maine wildlife or scenic Read More
My Maine This Week: Hal Winters
These spectacular photos of the Schoodic Loop Road in Hancock, taken on Thanksgiving Day, and wildlife photos from South China, Maine, were sent to us by NRCM member Hal Winters of South China, Maine. We often have people send us wildlife photos and others send us scenic Maine landscapes. Hal sent us both! Thank you, Read More
My Maine This Week: Maine Wildlife by Jayne Winters
Please enjoy these beautiful Maine wildlife photos by NRCM member Jayne Winters of South China, Maine. And from all of us here at the Natural Resources Council of Maine, we wish you (and the turkey in this photo!) a very happy Thanksgiving! Do you have beautiful photos of Maine’s wildlife or scenic Maine landscapes to share? Read More
A Top Threat to Biodiversity: Invasive Plants
Non-native honeysuckle shrubs dominate this forest understory and have choked out native plants on Ricker Hill in Poland Spring, Maine. You can see this for yourself on Route 26, just across the road from The Lodge at the Poland Spring Resort. The dense green thicket below the trees are all invasive honeysuckle shrubs, native to Read More
A “Winter Finch” Holiday for Birders
For birders, especially those of us here in Maine and the eastern U.S., a holiday of sorts is fast approaching. Bird enthusiasts anticipate it the way many youngsters look forward to Christmas morning. But this fine-feathered special occasion takes place just once every two years or so. Staffers at the Natural Resources Council of Maine Read More
